Method for resource pool sharing in d2d communication, terminal device and network device

ABSTRACT

Disclosed are a method for sharing a resource pool in device to device (D2D) communication, a terminal device and a network device. The method includes that: a terminal device determines a plurality of candidate resource pools; the terminal device determines a target resource pool of the terminal device for data transmission from the plurality of candidate resource pools according to an indication of a network device; and the terminal device performs the data transmission in the target resource pool. Therefore, the terminal devices using different transmission modes can select appropriate transmission resources for transmitting data and reducing interference in a communication system.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation of International Patent ApplicationNo. PCT/CN2017/109402, filed on Nov. 3, 2017, the entire content ofwhich is incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Embodiments of the disclosure relate to the field of wirelesscommunications, and more particularly to a method for sharing a resourcepool in device to device (D2D) communication, a terminal device and anetwork device.

BACKGROUND

Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) or Vehicle to Everything (V2X) communication isa Sidelink (SL) transmission technology based on D2D communication.Unlike receiving and sending of data through a base station in atraditional Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, terminal-to-terminalcommunication is applied to a V2V system, and thus a higher spectralefficiency and a lower transmission latency can be obtained.

In the Release-14 of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)protocol, two transmission modes, i.e., transmission mode 3 (mode 3) andtransmission mode 4 (mode 4), are defined for the V2V. A resource usedby a terminal using the transmission mode 3 may be allocated by a basestation, and the terminal may transmit data on SL according to theresource allocated by the base station. However, a terminal using thetransmission mode 4 can independently select a transmission resource ofthe SL, for example, the terminal may randomly select a resource on theSL or determine the resource by sensing. The terminal device using thetransmission mode 3 and the terminal device using the transmission mode4 may transmit data in different resource pools.

In the Release-15 of the 3GPP protocol, in order to improve theutilization rate of resources, the terminal device using thetransmission mode 3 and the terminal device using the transmission mode4 may share a resource pool, and thus a higher requirement is imposed onresource selection.

Therefore, how terminal devices using different transmission modesselect appropriate transmission resources for transmitting data andreducing interference in a communication system becomes a problem to besolved urgently.

SUMMARY

Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for sharing a resourcepool in D2D communication, a terminal device and a network device, suchthat terminal devices using different transmission modes can selectappropriate transmission resources for transmitting data and reducinginterference in a communication system.

A first aspect provides a method for sharing a resource pool in D2Dcommunication, which may include that:

a terminal device receives configuration information from a networkdevice, the configuration information indicating a plurality ofcandidate resource pools;

the terminal device determines the plurality of candidate resource poolsbased on the configuration information;

the terminal device receives downlink control information (DCI) from thenetwork device, the DCI carrying resource pool indication information,and the resource pool indication information indicating a targetresource pool of the terminal device for data transmission;

the terminal device determines the target resource pool of the terminaldevice for data transmission from the plurality of candidate resourcepools according to the resource pool indication information carried inthe DCI; and

the terminal device performs the data transmission in the targetresource pool.

A second aspect provides a method for sharing a resource pool in D2Dcommunication, which may include that:

a network device determines a target resource pool of a terminal devicefor data transmission from a plurality of candidate resource pools; and

the network device indicates the target resource pool to the terminaldevice.

A third aspect provides a terminal device, which may execute theoperations of the terminal device in the first aspect or any optionalimplementation manner of the first aspect. Specifically, the terminaldevice may include modular units configured to execute the operations ofthe terminal device in the first aspect.

A fourth aspect provides a network device, which may execute theoperations of the network device in the second aspect or any optionalimplementation manner of the second aspect. Specifically, the networkdevice may include modular units configured to execute the operations ofthe network device in the second aspect.

A fifth aspect provides a terminal device, which may include: aprocessor, a transceiver connected to the processor and configured toreceive and send information under control of the processor. Theprocessor and the transceiver can communicate with one another throughan internal connecting path. The processor is configured to control thetransceiver to receive configuration information from a network device,the configuration information indicating a plurality of candidateresource pools; determine the plurality of candidate resource poolsbased on the configuration information; receive downlink controlinformation (DCI) from the network device, the DCI carrying resourcepool indication information, and the resource pool indicationinformation indicating a target resource pool of the terminal device fordata transmission; determine the target resource pool of the terminaldevice for data transmission from the plurality of candidate resourcepools according to the resource pool indication information carried inthe DCI; and perform the data transmission in the target resource pool.

A sixth aspect provides a network device, which includes a processor, atransceiver and a memory. The processor, the transceiver and the memorycommunicate with one another through an internal connecting path. Thememory is configured to store an instruction, and the processor isconfigured to execute the instruction stored in the memory. When theprocessor executes the instruction stored in the memory, such executioncauses the network device to implement the method in the second aspector any possible implementation manner of the second aspect, or suchexecution causes the network device to implement the network deviceprovided in the fourth aspect.

A seventh aspect provides a non-transitory computer-readable storagemedium, which stores a program, the program causing a terminal device toimplement any method for sharing a resource pool in D2D communication inthe first aspect and each implementation manner thereof.

An eighth aspect provides a non-transitory computer-readable storagemedium, which stores a program, the program causing a network device toimplement any method for sharing a resource pool in D2D communication inthe second aspect.

A ninth aspect provides a system chip, which may include an inputinterface, an output interface, a processor and a memory. The processoris configured to execute an instruction stored in the memory. When theinstruction is executed, the processor may implement the method in thefirst aspect.

A tenth aspect provides a system chip, which may include an inputinterface, an output interface, a processor and a memory. The processoris configured to execute an instruction stored in the memory. When theinstruction is executed, the processor may implement the method in thesecond aspect.

An eleventh aspect provides a computer program product including aninstruction, which runs in a computer to enable the computer toimplement the method in the first aspect.

A twelfth aspect provides a computer program product including aninstruction, which runs in a computer to enable the computer toimplement the method in the second aspect.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic architecture diagram of an application scenarioaccording to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic architecture diagram of another applicationscenario according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a method for sharing a resource poolin D2D communication according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a method for sharing a resource poolin D2D communication according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal device according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a network device according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication deviceaccording to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a system chip according toan embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the disclosure aredescribed below in combination with the accompanying drawings.

It is to be understood that the technical solutions in the embodimentsof the disclosure may be applied to various communication systems, forexample, a Global System of Mobile Communication (GSM), a Code DivisionMultiple Access (CDMA) system, a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access(WCDMA) system, a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, an LTE FrequencyDivision Duplex (FDD) system, LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD), aUniversal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), a WorldwideInteroperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) communication system or afuture 5th-Generation (5G) communication system.

The disclosure describes various embodiments in combination with aterminal device. The terminal device may also be User Equipment (UE), anaccess terminal, a user unit, a user station, a mobile station, a mobileplatform, a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a userterminal, a terminal, a wireless communication device and a user proxyor user apparatus. The access terminal may be a cell phone, a cordlessphone, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone, a Wireless Local Loop(WLL) station, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a handheld devicewith a wireless communication function, a computing device, anotherprocessing device connected to a wireless modem, a vehicle-mounteddevice, a wearable device, a terminal device in the future 5G network, aterminal device in the future evolved Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN)or the like.

The disclosure describes various embodiments in combination with anetwork device. The network device may be a device for communicatingwith the terminal device. For example, the network device may be a BaseTransceiver Station (BTS) in a GSM or CDMA, may also be a NodeB (NB) ina WCDMA system, and may further be an Evolutional NodeB (eNB or eNodeB)in an LTE system. Or, the network device may be a relay station, anaccess point, a vehicle-amounted device, a wearable device as well as anetwork side device in the future 5G network or a network side device inthe future evolved PLMN network.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an application scenarioaccording to an embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 1 systematicallyillustrates one network device and two terminal devices. Optionally, thewireless communication system may include a plurality of networkdevices, and another number of terminal devices, other than two, may beincluded within a coverage range of each network device, all of whichare not defined by the embodiments of the disclosure. Additionally, thewireless communication system may further include a Mobile ManagementEntity (MME), a Serving Gateway (S-GW), a Packet Data Network Gateway(P-GW) and other network entities but is not limited thereto in theembodiments of the disclosure.

Specifically, a terminal device 20 may communicate with a terminaldevice 30 through D2D communication. During D2D communication, theterminal device 20 can directly communicate with the terminal device 30through a D2D link (i.e., Sidelink, SL for short). For example, as shownin FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, the terminal device 20 can directly communicatewith the terminal device 30 through the SL. In FIG. 1, the terminaldevice 20 can communicate with the terminal device 30 through the SL,and transmission resources of the two terminal devices may be allocatedby a network device. In FIG. 2, the terminal device 20 communicates withthe terminal device 30 through the SL, and transmission resources areindependently selected by the terminal devices and unnecessarilyallocated by the network device.

The D2D communication may refer to Vehicle to Vehicle (“V2V”)communication or Vehicle to Everything (V2X) communication. In the V2Xcommunication, the X may generally refer to any device having wirelessreceiving and sending capabilities, for example, including but notlimited to a wireless apparatus that moves slowly, a vehicle-mounteddevice that moves quickly, or a network control node having the wirelessreceiving and sending capabilities, etc. It is to be understood that theembodiments of the disclosure are mainly applied to the V2Xcommunication scenario but may also be applied to any other D2Dcommunication scenarios, which is not defined by the embodiments of thedisclosure.

The V2V system may be provided with two types of terminal devices,namely, a terminal device having a sensing capability such as a VehicleUser Equipment (VUE) or a Pedestrian User Equipment (PUE), and aterminal device not having the sensing capability such as PUE. The VUEhas a higher processing capability and is generally powered by a storagebattery in the vehicle. However, the PUE has a lower processingcapability, and lowering the power consumption is also the main factorto be considered by the PUE. As a consequence, in an existing V2Vsystem, the VUE is considered as having the complete receiving andsensing capabilities, and the PUE is considered as having a part ofreceiving and sensing capabilities or not having the receiving andsensing capabilities. When the PUE has a part of sensing capability, thePUE may perform resource selection through a sensing method similar tothat of the VUE, and select an available resource on the sensible partof resources.

In the Release-14 of the 3GPP protocol, two transmission modes, i.e.,transmission mode 3 (mode 3) and transmission mode 4 (mode 4), aredefined. The transmission resource of a terminal device using thetransmission mode 3 is typically allocated by a base station, and theterminal device can send data on SL according to the resource allocatedby the base station. The base station may allocate resources to theterminal device for single transmission, and may also allocatesemi-static transmission resources to the terminal device. When aterminal device using the transmission mode 4 has the sensingcapability, data can be transmitted by means of sensing and reservation.When the terminal device does not have the sensing capability, atransmission resource may be randomly selected from a resource pool. Thevehicle terminal having the sensing capability may acquire an availableresource set from the resource pool by sensing, and the terminal devicemay randomly select one resource from the resource set for datatransmission. Since a service in a V2V system is periodic, a terminaldevice usually adopts semi-static transmission, i.e., after selecting atransmission resource, the terminal device may keep using thetransmission resource in a plurality of transmission cycles, so thatprobabilities of resource reselection and resource conflict are reduced.The terminal device may make information of reserving a resource fornext transmission carried into control information transmitted this timesuch that another terminal device can detect the control information ofthe terminal device to determine whether the resource has been reservedand used by the terminal device, thereby reducing resource conflicts.

In the Release-14 of the 3GPP protocol, a resource pool corresponding tothe transmission mode 3 and a resource pool corresponding to thetransmission mode 4 are orthogonal. A terminal device using the mode 3may transmit data on a time-frequency resource in a resource poolsupporting the mode 3, and a terminal device using the mode 4 maytransmit data on a time-frequency resource in a resource pool supportingthe mode 4.

In the new Release-15 of the 3GPP protocol, in order to improve theutilization rate of resources, a terminal device using the transmissionmode 3 and a terminal device using the transmission mode 4 may share aresource pool. For example, two resource pools are provided for theterminal device using the transmission mode 3, in which one resourcepool is merely used by the terminal device using the transmission mode 3to perform D2D communication, and the other resource pool is shared bythe terminal device using the transmission mode 3 and a terminal deviceusing the transmission mode 4. When selecting the transmission resourcefor data transmission, the terminal device using the transmission mode 3needs to know own specifically used resource pool.

Therefore, the embodiments of the disclosure indicate a resource pool toa terminal device by many ways, such that terminal devices usingdifferent transmission modes can select appropriate transmissionresources for data transmission and reduce the mutual interference in acommunication system.

It is to be understood that in the embodiments of the disclosure, aterminal device supporting the Release-15 may include a terminal devicesupporting the Release-15 or a terminal device supporting other versionsof the Release-15, such as a terminal device supporting the Release-16of the Release-15.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a method for sharing a resource poolin D2D communication according to an embodiment of the disclosure. Themethod may be implemented by a terminal device. The terminal device maybe, for example, the terminal device 20 or the terminal device 30 shownin FIG. 1. The method for sharing a resource pool may include at least apart of the following contents.

At operation 310, a terminal device determines a plurality of candidateresource pools.

Optionally, the operation that the terminal device determines theplurality of candidate resource pools may include that: the terminaldevice receives configuration information from a network device, theconfiguration information indicating the plurality of resource pools; orthe terminal device determines the plurality of resource pools accordingto information of the plurality of resource pools that is pre-stored inthe terminal device.

Optionally, the plurality of resource pools may include a first resourcepool and a second resource pool, the first resource pool is a resourcepool that is used alone by a terminal device using a first transmissionmode, and the second resource pool is a resource pool shared by theterminal device using the first transmission mode and a terminal deviceusing a second transmission mode.

Optionally, a time-frequency resource used by the terminal device usingthe first transmission mode for the data transmission may be a resourcescheduled by the network device; and a time-frequency resource used bythe terminal device using the second transmission mode for the datatransmission may be a resource that is independently selected by theterminal device using the second transmission mode from a resource poolcorresponding to the second transmission mode.

Specifically, the first transmission mode may be, for example, thetransmission mode 3 in the Release-14 of the 3GPP protocol. When theterminal device uses the first transmission mode, the time-frequencyresource used by the terminal device for the data transmission is theresource scheduled by the network device. The second transmission modemay be, for example, the transmission mode 4 in the Release-14 of the3GPP protocol. When the terminal device uses the second transmissionmode, the time-frequency resource may be the resource independentlyselected by the terminal device, for example, the time-frequencyresource is a resource randomly selected from a resource pool configuredby a network device for the terminal device using the transmission mode4, or a resource determined by the terminal device based on a resourcesensing result.

For example, the network device may configure two resource pools for theterminal device using the transmission mode 3, one resource pool beingmerely used by the terminal device using the transmission mode 3 for theD2D communication, and the other resource pool being shared by theterminal device using the transmission mode 3 and the terminal deviceusing the transmission mode 4. The terminal device using thetransmission mode 3 and the terminal device using the transmission mode4 may both perform the D2D communication in the shared resource pool.Accordingly, when the terminal device is the terminal device using thetransmission mode 3, the terminal device needs to know which resourcepool is to be adopted for data transmission.

At operation 320, the terminal device determines a target resource poolof the terminal device for data transmission from the plurality ofcandidate resource pools according to an indication of a network device.

Specifically, the terminal device may determine the target transmissionpool for the data transmission according to resource pool indicationinformation sent by the network device, the resource pool indicationinformation indicating the target resource pool. For example, theterminal device may determine the target resource pool according to theresource pool indication information sent by the network device andcarried in DCI or RRC signaling. Or, the terminal device may alsodetermine the target resource pool based on an explicit or implicitindication of the network device, such as based on different processingof the network device on the sent DCI, without involving any newsignaling overheads.

In the embodiments of the disclosure, the terminal device may determinethe target resource pool through any of the following five manners, andselect a resource from the target resource pool for the datatransmission.

Manner 1

Optionally, in operation 310, the operation that the terminal devicedetermines the target resource pool of the terminal device for the datatransmission from the plurality of candidate resource pools according tothe indication of a network device may include that: the terminal devicereceives DCI from the network device, the DCI carrying resource poolindication information, and the resource pool indication informationindicating the target resource pool.

Manner 2

Optionally, in operation 310, the operation that the terminal devicedetermines the target resource pool of the terminal device for the datatransmission from the plurality of candidate resource pools according tothe indication of a network device may include that: the terminal devicereceives RRC signaling from the network device, the RRC signalingcarrying resource pool indication information, and the resource poolindication information indicating the target resource pool.

Manner 3

Optionally, in 310, the operation that the terminal device determinesthe target resource pool of the terminal device for the datatransmission from the plurality of candidate resource pools according tothe indication of a network device may include that: the terminal devicereceives DCI from the network device; and the terminal device determinesthe target resource pool according to a target RNTI for descrambling theDCI.

Herein, the target RNTI may be an RNTI used by the network device forscrambling the DCI. Correspondingly, the terminal device can descramblethe DCI by using the target RNTI. However, the disclosure is not limitedto this. The target RNTI may be other RNTIs carried in the DCI, and theterminal device may determine the target resource pool according to thetarget RNTI carried in the DCI.

Further, optionally, the operation that the terminal device determinesthe target resource pool according to the target RNTI for descramblingthe DCI may include that: the terminal device determines a resource poolcorresponding to the target RNTI as the target resource pool accordingto the target RNTI and mapping relationships between a plurality ofRNTIs and a plurality of resource pools.

Specifically, the network device may be provided with a plurality ofRNTIs. There are mapping relationships between the plurality of resourcepools and the plurality of RNTIs. The plurality of RNTIs may be inone-to-one correspondence with the plurality of resource pools, or oneRNTI may correspond to a plurality of resource pools, or one resourcepool may correspond to a plurality of RNTIs.

When target resource pools selected by the network device for theterminal device are different, the network device may use differentRNTIs to scramble DCI to be sent. Upon determining a target resourcepool used by the terminal device, the network device may determine atarget RNTI corresponding to the target resource pool based on thetarget resource pool and the mapping relationships, and scramble the DCIby using the target RNTI. The mapping relationships may be, for example,represented by a mapping relationship table, and the terminal device mayselect, according to the target RNTI used for descrambling the DCI, aresource pool corresponding to the target RNTI as the target resourcepool based on the mapping relationship table.

In the embodiment, the terminal device may determine the target resourcepool for the data transmission according to the RNTI for descramblingthe DCI, and then select an appropriate resource from the targetresource pool for the data transmission, without increasing thesignaling overheads. For example, the terminal device may select,according to scheduling information in the DCI, a resource scheduled bythe scheduling information from the target resource pool for the datatransmission.

Manner 4

Optionally, in 310, the operation that the terminal device determinesthe target resource pool of the terminal device for the datatransmission from the plurality of candidate resource pools according tothe indication of a network device may include that: the terminal devicereceives DCI from the network device; and the terminal device determinesthe target resource pool according to a target mask sequence fordemasking the DCI.

Further, optionally, the operation that the terminal device determinesthe target resource pool according to the target mask sequence fordemasking the DCI may include that: the terminal device determines aresource pool corresponding to the target mask sequence as the targetmask sequence and mapping relationships between a plurality of masksequences and a plurality of resource pools.

Specifically, the network device may be provided with a plurality ofmask sequences. There are mapping relationships between the plurality ofresource pools and the plurality of mask sequences. The plurality ofmask sequences may be in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality ofresource pools, or one mask sequence may correspond to a plurality ofresource pools, or one resource pool may correspond to a plurality ofmask sequences. When target resource pools selected by the networkdevice for the terminal device are different, the network device may usedifferent mask sequences to mask DCI to be sent. Upon determining atarget resource pool used by the terminal device, the network device maydetermine, based on the target resource pool and the mappingrelationships, a target mask sequence corresponding to the targetresource pool, and mask the DCI by using the target mask sequence. Themapping relationships may be, for example, represented by a mappingrelationship table. The terminal device may select, according to thetarget mask sequence used for masking the DCI, a resource poolcorresponding to the target mask sequence as the target resource poolbased on the mapping relationship table.

In the embodiment, the terminal device may determine the target resourcepool for the data transmission according to the mask sequence fordescrambling the DCI, and then select an appropriate resource from thetarget resource pool for the data transmission, without increasing anysignaling overheads. For example, the terminal device may select,according to scheduling information in the DCI, a resource scheduled bythe scheduling information from the target resource pool for the datatransmission.

For example, as shown in Table 1, the mask sequence corresponding to thefirst resource pool is {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},and the mask sequence corresponding to the second resource pool is {0,0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1}. When the terminal devicedetermines that the received mask sequence used by the DCI is {0, 0, 0,0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, the terminal device maydetermine the target resource pool as a first resource pool, i.e., theresource pool used alone by the terminal device using the firsttransmission mode. When the terminal device determines that the receivedmask sequence used by the DCI is {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,0, 0, 1}, the terminal device may determine the target resource pool asa second resource pool, i.e., the resource pool shared by the terminaldevice using the first transmission mode and the terminal device usingthe second transmission mode.

TABLE 1 Mask sequence Target resource pool (X_(mask, 0), X_(mask, 1),X_(mask, 2), . . . , X_(mask, 15)) First resource pool {0, 0, 0, 0, 0,0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0} Second resource pool {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1}

Manner 5

Optionally, in operation 310, the operation that the terminal devicedetermines the target resource pool of the terminal device for the datatransmission from the plurality of candidate resource pools according tothe indication of a network device may include that: the terminal devicereceives DCI from the network device; and the terminal device determinesthe target resource pool according to a target search space forreceiving the DCI.

Further, optionally, the operation that the terminal device determinesthe target resource pool according to the target search space forreceiving the DCI may include that: the terminal device determines aresource pool corresponding to the target search space as the targetresource pool according to the target search space and mappingrelationships between a plurality of search spaces and a plurality ofresource pools.

Optionally, the plurality of target search spaces may include adedicated search space and a common search space of the terminal device.

In the embodiment, the terminal device may determine the target resourcepool for the data transmission according to the search space forreceiving the DCI, and then select an appropriate resource from thetarget resource pool for the data transmission, without increasing anysignaling overheads. For example, the terminal device may select,according to scheduling information in the DCI, a resource scheduled bythe scheduling information from the target resource pool for the datatransmission.

For example, if the terminal device receives the DCI in the dedicatedsearch space of the terminal device, the terminal device can determinesthe target resource pool as a first resource pool. If the terminaldevice receives the DCI in the common search space of the terminaldevice, the terminal device can determine the target resource pool as asecond resource pool.

Also as an example, if the terminal device receives the DCI in thededicated search space of the terminal device, the terminal device candetermine the target resource pool as a second resource pool. If theterminal device receives the DCI in the common search space of theterminal device, the terminal device can determine the target resourcepool as a first resource pool.

At operation 330, the terminal device performs the data transmission inthe target resource pool.

In an example, the terminal device using the first transmission mode mayreceive a resource scheduled by the scheduling information from thetarget resource pool for data transmission according to schedulinginformation carried in the received DCI. The terminal device using thesecond transmission mode may sense and select an appropriate resourcefrom the target resource pool for the data transmission.

In the embodiments of the disclosure, a terminal device may select atarget resource pool for present data transmission from a plurality ofcandidate resource pools according to information sent by the networkdevice and explicitly or implicitly carried in DCI. Therefore, terminaldevices using the different transmission modes can select appropriatetransmission resources from a resource pool indicated by a networkdevice for data transmission and can reduce the mutual interference.

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a method for sharing a resource poolin D2D communication according to an embodiment of the disclosure. Themethod shown in FIG. 4 may be executed by a network device. The networkdevice may be, for example, the network device 10 shown in FIG. 1. Asshown in FIG. 4, the method for sharing the resource pool in the D2Dcommunication may include the following operations.

At operation 410, a network device determines a target resource pool ofa terminal device for data transmission from a plurality of candidateresource pools.

Optionally, the plurality of resource pools may include a first resourcepool and a second resource pool, the first resource pool is a resourcepool that is used alone by a terminal device using a first transmissionmode, and the second resource pool is a resource pool shared by theterminal device using the first transmission mode and a terminal deviceusing a second transmission mode.

Optionally, a time-frequency resource used by the terminal device usingthe first transmission mode for the data transmission may be a resourcescheduled by the network device; and a time-frequency resource used bythe terminal device using the second transmission mode for the datatransmission may be a resource that is independently selected by theterminal device using the second transmission mode from a resource poolcorresponding to the second transmission mode.

Optionally, before the network device indicates the target resource poolto the terminal device, the method may further include that: the networkdevice sends configuration information to the terminal device, theconfiguration information indicating the plurality of resource pools.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, the network device may indicate thetarget resource pool to the terminal device through any of the followingfive manners.

Manner 1

Optionally, the operation that the network device indicates the targetresource pool to the terminal device may include that: the networkdevice sends DCI to the terminal device, the DCI carrying resource poolindication information, and the resource pool indication informationindicating the target resource pool.

Manner 2

Optionally, the operation that the network device indicates the targetresource pool to the terminal device may include that: the networkdevice sends RRC signaling to the terminal device, the RRC signalingcarrying resource pool indication information, and the resource poolindication information indicating the target resource pool.

Manner 3

Optionally, the operation that the network device indicates the targetresource pool to the terminal device may include that: the networkdevice determines, based on the target resource pool, a target RNTI forscrambling DCI to be sent, and scrambles the DCI to be sent by using thetarget RNTI; and the network device sends the DCI to the terminaldevice.

Further, optionally, the operation that the network device determines,based on the target resource pool, the target RNTI for scrambling theDCI to be sent may include that: the terminal device determines an RNTIcorresponding to the target resource pool as the target RNTI based onthe target resource pool and mapping relationships between a pluralityof RNTIs and a plurality of resource pools.

For example, when the network device determines the target resource poolas the first resource pool, i.e., the resource pool used alone by theterminal device using the first transmission mode, a first RNTI may beused to scramble the DCI. When the network device determines the targetresource pool as the second resource pool, i.e., the resource poolshared by the terminal device using the first transmission mode and theterminal device using the second transmission mode, a second RNTI may beused to scramble the DCI.

Herein, the target RNTI may be an RNTI used by the network device forscrambling the DCI. Correspondingly, the terminal device may descramblethe DCI by using the target RNTI. However, the disclosure is not limitedto this. The target RNTI may further be other RNTIs born in the DCI.Upon determining the target resource pool, the network device candetermine the target RNTI based on the target resource pool, and carrythe target RNTI through the DCI to be sent, such that after receivingthe DCI, the terminal device can determine the target resource poolaccording to the target RNTI carried therein.

In the embodiment, the network device may scramble the DCI by usingdifferent RNTIs to implicitly indicate a transmission resource in aresource pool that is scheduled by the scheduling information in theDCI, and thus the terminal device can select the appropriate resourcefrom the target resource pool indicated by the resource pool indicationinformation for the data transmission.

Manner 4

Optionally, the operation that the network device indicates the targetresource pool to the terminal device may include that: the networkdevice determines, based on the target resource pool, a target masksequence for masking DCI to be sent, and masks the DCI to be sent byusing the target mask sequence; and the network device sends the DCI tothe terminal device.

Further, optionally, the operation that the network device determines,based on the target resource pool, the target mask sequence for maskingthe DCI to be sent may include that: the terminal device determines amask sequence corresponding to the target resource pool as the targetmask sequence based on the target resource pool and mappingrelationships between a plurality of mask sequences and a plurality ofresource pools.

For example, as shown in Table 1, the mask sequence corresponding to thefirst resource pool is {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},and the mask sequence corresponding to the second resource pool is {0,0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1}.

Supposing that the information bit of the DCI is expressed as a₀, a₁,a₂, a₃, . . . , a_(A-1), the Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) bit may beexpressed as p₀, p₁, p₂, p₃, . . . , p_(L-1), where the A denotes alength of the information bit of the DCI, and the L denotes a length ofthe CRC bit. After added with the CRC bit sequence, the DCI may beexpressed as b₀, b₁, b₂, b₃, . . . , b_(B-1), where B=A+L, b_(k)=a_(k)(k=0, 1, 2, . . . , A−1), and b_(k)=p_(k-A) (k=A, A+1, A+2, . . . ,A+L−1). Then, the network device may scramble the sequence added withthe CRC, a scrambling sequence being determined by a corresponding RNTIsuch as x_(rnti,0), x_(rnti,1), x_(rnti,2), . . . , x_(rnti,15).

Thereafter, the network device can select, according to the determinedtarget resource pool used by the terminal device for the datatransmission, a mask sequence X_(mask) corresponding to the targetresource pool to mask a scrambled sequence, thereby obtaining a maskedsequence c₁, c₁, c₂1 c₃, . . . , c_(B-1), where, c_(k)=b_(k) (k=0, 1, 2,. . . , A−1), c_(k)=(b_(k)+X_(rnti,k-A)+X_(mask,k-A)) (k=A, A+11 A+2, .. . , A+15).

In the embodiment, the network device may mask the DCI using differentmask sequences to implicitly indicate a transmission resource in aresource pool that is scheduled by the scheduling information in theDCI, and thus the terminal device can select an appropriate resourcefrom the target resource pool indicated by the resource pool indicationinformation for the data transmission.

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Optionally, the operation that the network device indicates the targetresource pool to the terminal device may include that: the networkdevice determines, based on the target resource pool, a target searchspace for sending the DCI; and the network device sends the DCI to theterminal device in the target search space.

Further, optionally, the operation that the network device determines,based on the target resource pool, the target search space for sendingthe DCI to be sent may include that: the terminal device determines asearch space corresponding to the target resource pool as the targetsearch space based on the target resource pool and mapping relationshipsbetween a plurality of search spaces and a plurality of resource pools.

Optionally, the plurality of target search spaces may include, forexample, a dedicated search space and a common search space of theterminal device.

Therefore, the network device sends the resource indication informationin different search spaces to implicitly indicate the transmissionresource in the resource pool that is scheduled by the schedulinginformation in the DCI, and thus the terminal device can select theappropriate resource from the indicated target resource pool accordingto the resource pool indication information for the data transmission.

At operation 420, the network device indicates the target resource poolto the terminal device.

In the embodiments of the disclosure, a network device can explicitly orimplicitly indicate a used resource pool to a terminal device bydifferently processing DCI to be sent, such that the terminal device canselect, according to an indication of the network device, a targetresource pool for the data transmission from a plurality of resourcepools. Therefore, the terminal devices using the different transmissionmodes can select the appropriate transmission resources from theresource pool indicated by the network device for the data transmissionand can reduce the mutual interference.

It is to be understood that the process that the network device selectsthe target resource pool may specifically refer to the above FIG. 3 andrelevant description on the process that the terminal device selects theresource pool in Table 1. For simplicity, no more elaborations will bemade herein.

It is further to be understood that the sequence numbers of theforegoing processes do not mean execution sequences in variousembodiments of the disclosure. The execution sequences of the processesshould be determined according to functions and internal logics of theprocesses, and should not be construed as any limitation to theimplementation processes of the embodiments of the disclosure.

The method for sharing a resource pool in D2D communication according tothe embodiments of the disclosure is described above in detail.Hereinafter, apparatuses according to the embodiments of the disclosureare described in combination with FIG. 5 to FIG. 8. The technicalfeatures described in the method embodiments are applicable to thefollowing apparatus embodiments.

FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal device 500 accordingto an embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5, the terminaldevice 500 may include a determination unit 510 and a transceiving unit520.

The determination unit 510 is configured to determine a plurality ofcandidate resource pools.

The determination unit 510 is further configured to determine a targetresource pool of the terminal device for data transmission from theplurality of candidate resource pools according to an indication of anetwork device.

The transceiving unit 520 is configured to perform the data transmissionin the target resource pool determined by the determination unit 510.

Accordingly, the terminal device may select the target resource pool forthe current data transmission from the plurality of candidate resourcepools according to information sent by the network device and explicitlyor implicitly carried in DCI. Therefore, the terminal devices using thedifferent transmission modes can select appropriate transmissionresources from the resource pool indicated by the network device for thedata transmission and can reduce the mutual interference.

Optionally, the plurality of resource pools may include a first resourcepool and a second resource pool, the first resource pool is a resourcepool that is used alone by a terminal device using a first transmissionmode, and the second resource pool is a resource pool shared by theterminal device using the first transmission mode and a terminal deviceusing a second transmission mode.

Optionally, a time-frequency resource used by the terminal device usingthe first transmission mode for the data transmission is a resourcescheduled by the network device; and a time-frequency resource used bythe terminal device using the second transmission mode for the datatransmission is a resource that is independently selected by theterminal device using the second transmission mode from a resource poolcorresponding to the second transmission mode.

Optionally, the determination unit 510 is specifically configured to:receive DCI from the network device through the transceiving unit 520,and determine the target resource pool according to a target RNTI fordescrambling the DCI.

Optionally, the determination unit 510 is specifically configured todetermine a resource pool corresponding to the target RNTI as the targetresource pool according to the target RNTI and mapping relationshipsbetween a plurality of RNTIs and a plurality of resource pools.

Optionally, the determination unit 510 is specifically configured toreceive DCI from the network device through the transceiving unit 520,and determine the target resource pool according to a target masksequence for demasking the DCI.

Optionally, the determination unit 510 is specifically configured todetermine a resource pool corresponding to the target mask sequence asthe target resource pool according to the target mask sequence andmapping relationships between a plurality of mask sequences and aplurality of resource pools.

Optionally, the determination unit 510 is specifically configured toreceive DCI from the network device through the transceiving unit 520,and determine the target resource pool according to a target searchspace for receiving the DCI.

Optionally, the transceiving unit 520 is specifically configured todetermine a resource pool corresponding to the target search space asthe target resource pool according to the target search space andmapping relationships between a plurality of search spaces and aplurality of resource pools.

Optionally, the plurality of target search spaces may include adedicated search space and a common search space of the terminal device.

Optionally, the determination unit 510 is specifically configured toreceive DCI from the network device through the transceiving unit 520,the DCI carrying resource pool indication information, and the resourcepool indication information indicating the target resource pool.

Optionally, the determination unit 510 is specifically configured toreceive RRC signaling from the network device through the transceivingunit 520, the RRC signaling carrying resource pool indicationinformation, and the resource pool indication information indicating thetarget resource pool.

Optionally, the determination unit 510 is specifically configured to:receive configuration information from the network device through thetransceiving unit 520, the configuration information indicating theplurality of resource pools; or determine the plurality of resourcepools according to information of the plurality of resource pools thatis prestored in the terminal device.

It is to be understood that the terminal device 500 may executecorresponding operations of the method 300 executed by the terminaldevice in the above method embodiment. For simplicity, no moreelaborations will be made herein.

FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a network device 600 according toan embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6, the network device600 may include a determination unit 610 and a processing unit 620.

The determination unit 610 is configured to determine a target resourcepool of a terminal device for data transmission from a plurality ofcandidate resource pools.

The processing unit 620 is configured to indicate the target resourcepool determined by the determination unit to the terminal device 610.

Accordingly, the network device can explicitly or implicitly indicate aused resource pool to the terminal device by differently processing DCIto be sent, such that the terminal device can select the target resourcepool for the data transmission from the plurality of resource poolsaccording to an indication of the network device. Therefore, terminaldevices using different transmission modes can select appropriatetransmission resources from the resource pool indicated by the networkdevice for the data transmission and can reduce the mutual interference.

Optionally, the plurality of resource pools may include a first resourcepool and a second resource pool, the first resource pool is a resourcepool that is used alone by a terminal device using a first transmissionmode, and the second resource pool is a resource pool shared by theterminal device using the first transmission mode and a terminal deviceusing a second transmission mode.

Optionally, a time-frequency resource used by the terminal device usingthe first transmission mode for the data transmission is a resourcescheduled by the network device; and a time-frequency resource used bythe terminal device using the second transmission mode for the datatransmission is a resource that is independently selected by theterminal device using the second transmission mode from a resource poolcorresponding to the second transmission mode.

Optionally, the network device may further include a transceiving unit,and the processing unit 620 is specifically configured to: determine atarget RNTI for scrambling DCI to be sent, and scramble the DCI to besent by using the target RNTI; and send the DCI to the terminal devicethrough the transceiving unit.

Optionally, the processing unit 620 is specifically configured to:determine an RNTI corresponding to the target resource pool as thetarget RNTI based on the target resource pool, and mapping relationshipsbetween a plurality of RNTIs and a plurality of resource pools.

Optionally, the network device may further include a transceiving unit,and the processing unit 620 is specifically configured to: determine,based on the target resource pool, a target mask sequence for maskingDCI to be sent, and mask the DCI to be sent by using the target masksequence; and send the DCI to the terminal device through thetransceiving unit.

Optionally, the processing unit 620 is specifically configured to:determine a mask sequence corresponding to the target resource pool asthe target mask sequence based on the target resource pool and mappingrelationships between a plurality of mask sequences and a plurality ofresource pools.

Optionally, the network device may further include a transceiving unit,and the processing unit 620 is specifically configured to: determine,based on the target resource pool, a target search space for sending DCIto be sent; and send the DCI to the terminal device in the target searchspace through the transceiving unit.

Optionally, the processing unit 620 is specifically configured to:determine a search space corresponding to the target resource pool asthe target search space based on the target resource pool and mappingrelationships between a plurality of search spaces and a plurality ofresource pools.

Optionally, the plurality of target search spaces may include adedicated search space and a common search space of the terminal device.

Optionally, the network device may further include a transceiving unit,and the processing unit 620 is specifically configured to: send DCI tothe terminal device through the transceiving unit, the DCI carryingresource pool indication information, and the resource pool indicationinformation indicating the target resource pool.

Optionally, the network device may further include a transceiving unit,and the processing unit 620 is specifically configured to: send RRCsignaling to the terminal device through the transceiving unit, the RRCsignaling carrying resource pool indication information, and theresource pool indication information indicating the target resourcepool.

Optionally, the transceiving unit is further configured to sendconfiguration information to the terminal device, the configurationinformation indicating the plurality of resource pools.

It is to be understood that the network device 600 may executecorresponding operations of the method 400 executed by the networkdevice in the above method embodiment. For simplicity, no moreelaborations will be made herein.

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 700according to an embodiment of the disclosure. As shown in FIG. 7, thecommunication device includes a processor 710, a transceiver 720 and amemory 730. Herein, the processor 710, the transceiver 720 and thememory 730 can communicate with one another through an internalconnecting path. The memory 730 is configured to store an instruction,and the processor 710 is configured to execute the instruction stored inthe memory 730 to control the transceiver 720 to receive a signal orsend a signal.

Optionally, the processor 710 may call a program code stored in thememory 730 to execute corresponding operations of the method 300executed by a terminal device in the method embodiment. For similarity,no more elaborations will be made herein.

Optionally, the processor 710 may call a program code stored in thememory 730 to execute corresponding operations of the method 400executed by a network device in the method embodiment. For similarity,no more elaborations will be made herein.

It is to be understood that the processor in the embodiment of thedisclosure may be an integrated circuit chip and has a signal processingcapability. In an implementation process, each operation of the methodembodiments may be completed by an integrated logical circuit ofhardware in the processor or an instruction in a software form. Theprocessor may be a universal processor, a Digital Signal Processor(DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a FieldProgrammable Gate Array (FPGA) or another programmable logical device,discrete gate or transistor logical device and discrete hardwarecomponent. Each method, step and logical block diagram disclosed in theembodiments of the disclosure may be implemented or executed. Theuniversal processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may also beany conventional processor and the like. The steps of the methoddisclosed in combination with the embodiments of the disclosure may bedirectly embodied to be executed and completed by a hardware decodingprocessor or executed and completed by a combination of hardware andsoftware modules in the decoding processor. The software module may belocated in a mature storage medium in this field such as a Random AccessMemory (RAM), a flash memory, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a ProgrammableROM (PROM) or Electrically Erasable PROM (EEPROM) and a register. Thestorage medium is located in a memory, and the processor readsinformation in the memory, and completes the steps of the methods incombination with hardware.

It can be understood that the memory in the embodiment of theapplication may be a volatile memory or a nonvolatile memory, or mayinclude both the volatile and nonvolatile memories. The nonvolatilememory may be an ROM, a PROM, an Erasable PROM (EPROM), an EEPROM or aflash memory. The volatile memory may be an RAM, and is used as anexternal high-speed cache. It is exemplarily but unlimitedly describedthat RAMs in various forms may be adopted, such as a Static RAM (SRAM),a Dynamic RAM (DRAM), a Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), a Double Data RateSDRAM (DDRSDRAM), an Enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), a Synchlink DRAM (SLDRAM)and a Direct Rambus RAM (DR RAM). It is to be noted that the memory of asystem and method described in the disclosure is intended to include,but not limited to, memories of these and any other proper types.

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a system chip according toan embodiment of the disclosure. The system chip 800 of FIG. 8 includesan input interface 801, an output interface 802, at least one processor803 and a memory 804. The input interface 801, the output interface 802,the processor 803 and the memory 804 are connected with one anotherthrough an internal connecting path. The processor 803 is configured toexecute a code in the memory 804.

Optionally, when the code is executed, the processor 803 may implementthe method 300 executed by a communication device in the methodembodiments. For simplicity, no more elaborations will be made herein.

Optionally, when the code is executed, the processor 803 may implementthe method 400 executed by a communication device in the methodembodiments. For simplicity, no more elaborations will be made herein.

A person of ordinary skill in the art may be aware that, in combinationwith the examples described in the embodiments disclosed in thisspecification, units and algorithm steps may be implemented byelectronic hardware, computer software or a combination of computersoftware and electronic hardware. Whether the functions are performed byhardware or software depends on particular applications and designconstraint conditions of the technical solutions. A person skilled inthe art may use different methods to implement the described functionsfor each particular application, but it should not be considered thatthe implementation goes beyond the scope of the disclosure.

It may be clearly understood by the person skilled in the art that, forthe purpose of convenient and brief description, a detailed workingprocess of the foregoing system, apparatus, and unit may be referred toa corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiment, and detailsare not described herein again.

In the several embodiments provided in the disclosure, it is to beunderstood that the disclosed system, apparatus, and method may beimplemented in other manners. For example, the described apparatusembodiment is merely exemplary. For example, the unit division is merelylogical function division and may be other division in actualimplementation. For example, a plurality of units or components may becombined or integrated into another system, or some features may beignored or not performed. In addition, the displayed or discussed mutualcouplings or direct couplings or communication connections may beimplemented through some interfaces. The indirect couplings orcommunication connections between the apparatuses or units may beimplemented in electronic, mechanical, or other forms. The unitsdescribed as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, andparts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may belocated in one position, or may be distributed on a plurality of networkunits. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actualneeds to achieve the objectives of the solutions of the embodiments.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physicallyseparate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units,may be located in one position, or may be distributed on a plurality ofnetwork units. Some or all of the units may be selected according toactual needs to achieve the objectives of the solutions of theembodiments.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the applicationmay be integrated into a monitoring unit, each unit may also physicallyexist independently, and two or more than two units may also beintegrated into a unit.

When being realized in form of software functional unit and sold or usedas an independent product, the function may also be stored in acomputer-readable storage medium. Based on such an understanding, thetechnical solutions of the application substantially or parts makingcontributions to the conventional art or part of the technical solutionsmay be embodied in form of software product, and the computer softwareproduct is stored in a storage medium, including a plurality ofinstructions configured to enable a computer device (which may be apersonal computer, a server, a network device or the like) to executeall or part of the steps of the method in each embodiment of theapplication. The abovementioned storage medium includes: various mediacapable of storing program codes such as a U disk, a mobile hard disk, aROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk or an optical disc.

The above is only the specific implementation mode of the disclosure andnot intended to limit the scope of protection of the disclosure. Anyvariations or replacements apparent to those skilled in the art withinthe technical scope disclosed by the disclosure shall fall within thescope of protection of the disclosure. Therefore, the scope ofprotection of the disclosure shall be subject to the scope of protectionof the claims.

1. A method for device to device (D2D) communication, comprising:receiving, by a terminal device, configuration information from anetwork device, the configuration information indicating a plurality ofcandidate resource pools; determining, by the terminal device, theplurality of candidate resource pools based on the configurationinformation; receiving, by the terminal device, downlink controlinformation (DCI) from the network device, the DCI carrying resourcepool indication information, and the resource pool indicationinformation indicating a target resource pool of the terminal device fordata transmission; determining, by the terminal device, the targetresource pool of the terminal device for data transmission from theplurality of candidate resource pools according to the resource poolindication information carried in the DCI; and performing, by theterminal device, the data transmission in the target resource pool. 2.The method of claim 1, wherein the DCI is scrambled by using a radionetwork temporary identity (RNTI).
 3. The method of claim 1, whereinresources within each of the plurality of candidate resource pools arecapable of being scheduled by the network device to the terminal devicefor data transmission.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the pluralityof resource pools comprise a first resource pool and a second resourcepool, the first resource pool is a resource pool that is used alone by aterminal device using a first transmission mode, and the second resourcepool is a resource pool shared by the terminal device using the firsttransmission mode and a terminal device using a second transmissionmode.
 5. The method of claim 4, wherein a time-frequency resource usedby the terminal device using the first transmission mode for the datatransmission is a resource scheduled by the network device; and atime-frequency resource used by the terminal device using the secondtransmission mode for the data transmission is a resource that isindependently selected by the terminal device using the secondtransmission mode from a resource pool corresponding to the secondtransmission mode.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining, by theterminal device, the target resource pool of the terminal device for thedata transmission from the plurality of candidate resource poolsaccording to the indication of the network device comprises: receiving,by the terminal device, downlink control information (DCI) from thenetwork device; and determining, by the terminal device, the targetresource pool according to a target radio network temporary identity(RNTI) for descrambling the DCI.
 7. The method of claim 6, whereindetermining, by the terminal device, the target resource pool accordingto the target RNTI for scrambling the DCI comprises: determining, by theterminal device, a resource pool corresponding to the target RNTI as thetarget resource pool according to the target RNTI and mappingrelationships between a plurality of RNTIs and a plurality of resourcepools.
 8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining, by the terminaldevice, the target resource pool of the terminal device for the datatransmission from the plurality of candidate resource pools according tothe indication of the network device comprises: receiving, by theterminal device, radio resource control (RRC) signaling from the networkdevice, the RRC signaling carrying resource pool indication information,and the resource pool indication information indicating the targetresource pool.
 9. A terminal device, comprising: a processor; and atransceiver, connected to the processor and configured to receive andsend information under control of the processor; wherein the processoris configured to: control the transceiver to receive configurationinformation from a network device, the configuration informationindicating a plurality of candidate resource pools; determine theplurality of candidate resource pools based on the configurationinformation; control the transceiver to receive downlink controlinformation (DCI) from the network device, the DCI carrying resourcepool indication information, and the resource pool indicationinformation indicating a target resource pool of the terminal device fordata transmission; determine the target resource pool of the terminaldevice for data transmission from the plurality of candidate resourcepools according to the resource pool indication information carried inthe DCI; and perform the data transmission in the target resource pool.10. The terminal device of claim 9, wherein the DCI is scrambled byusing a radio network temporary identity (RNTI).
 11. The terminal deviceof claim 9, wherein resources within each of the plurality of candidateresource pools are capable of being scheduled by the network device tothe terminal device for data transmission.
 12. The terminal device ofclaim 9, wherein the plurality of resource pools comprise a firstresource pool and a second resource pool, the first resource pool is aresource pool that is used alone by a terminal device using a firsttransmission mode, and the second resource pool is a resource poolshared by the terminal device using the first transmission mode and aterminal device using a second transmission mode.
 13. The terminaldevice of claim 12, wherein a time-frequency resource used by theterminal device using the first transmission mode for the datatransmission is a resource scheduled by the network device; and atime-frequency resource used by the terminal device using the secondtransmission mode for the data transmission is a resource that isindependently selected by the terminal device using the secondtransmission mode from a resource pool corresponding to the secondtransmission mode.
 14. The terminal device of claim 9, wherein theprocessor is specifically configured to: control the transceiver toreceive downlink control information (DCI) from the network device; anddetermine the target resource pool according to a target radio networktemporary identity (RNTI) for descrambling the DCI.
 15. The terminaldevice of claim 14, wherein the processor is specifically configured to:determine a resource pool corresponding to the target RNTI as the targetresource pool according to the target RNTI and mapping relationshipsbetween a plurality of RNTIs and a plurality of resource pools.
 16. Theterminal device of claim 9, wherein the processor is specificallyconfigured to: control the transceiver to receive radio resource control(RRC) signaling from the network device, the RRC signaling carryingresource pool indication information, and the resource pool indicationinformation indicating the target resource pool.